Sponsor A Child
How We Started
Since 2003 Sponsor A Child has promoted child welfare in Nigerian institutions by providing a range of child rights based interventions to orphanages, schools early years centres and other centres for vulnerable children Our activities fall under 2 programmes Community Aid which improves living conditions through health and hygiene promoting initiatives and Education which provides child sponsorship, educational and recreational and resources to institutions
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OUR MISSION
Sponsor A Child was created in 2003 to promote child welfare in Nigeria by providing a range of child rights based interventions to orphanages, community schools, early years centers and other centers for vulnerable children.
Health, educational and recreational facilities are rights based tools used by the charity to improve the welfare and well-being of children, youth, their caregivers and educators in Nigerian institutions and communities.
OUR ACTIVITIES
- Developed libraries, playgrounds, friendship centres, health centers in child institutions (micro projects)
- Developed libraries, playgrounds, friendship centres and health centers for communities (medium – large scale projects)
- Donated educational, health, recreational materials (books, maps, atlas, play, medical equipment etc)
- Provided health and/or educational sponsorship for selected children.
- Trained caregivers, educators and social workers in rights based child care.
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
Since 2006, our past funders include: UNICEF, MTN Foundation, Irish Aid, AusAid, the Embassy of Germany, US Democracy &
Human Rights Fund, Exxon Mobil, Total, the Clara Burgess Charity, the Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement,
Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg, P&G West Africa. With the help of these organizations and individuals committed to our cause, we
have:
OUR PROJECTS
The Good home quality service advocacy scheme
Sponsor A Child research showed child care practitioners unable to evaluate care service quality and unable to clearly identify violations of rights due to inadequate training.
Delivered health, education and recreation interventions
Delivered health, education and recreation interventions on the platform of Procter & Gamble’s Live, Learn & Thrive global cause, reaching over 3,000 children in institutions
Developed 3 orphanage libraries and 2 playgrounds.
We sponsored the education of 16 children at pre-primary, secondary and tertiary levels in partnership with individual donors and corporate bodies.
Our Events
MAKING GOOD HOMES
Short documentary anchored by Olatoun Gabi-Williams of the work Sponsor A Child has undertaken with caregivers and educators in our network of orphanages in Lagos State, Ogun State and Oyo State of South West Nigeria. The Good Home Scheme pilot project (2014 – 2015) was supported by the Human Rights Fund of the Embassy of France in Nigeria.
Board Of Trustees
CHIEF TUNDE AFOLABI, MFR
Trustee
Mr. Abdulrazaq Oladisu Ashiru
Trustee
Mrs. Iyabo Ayoola
Vice- Chairman
OTUNBA FEMI DINAH
CHAIRMAN
Olatoun Gabi-Williams
Coordinator
Our Funders
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